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Bitemark president still wants bitemark brethren to go to court
Despite lacking any scientific bases to what they profess to be “scientific,” the new boss of the ABFO bitemark bunch waxes nostalgic about “standing with giants, ” gives lip service to the Tx Forensic Commission and then leaves his membership … Continue reading
Interview with bitemark expert on his testimony in a 1986 conviction case approaching recantation?
Science marches on. So do opinions of forensic experts. In this case, the original trial transcripts are asserted to be proof of now debunked bitemark identifications being used to aid a murder and rape conviction from decades ago. One dentist … Continue reading
Indian authorities send the wrong body to London for forensic testing : DNA doesn’t match?
Huh? This article is so poorly written, I’m not sure that happened. Either the reference sample of the murder victim was incorrect, or the cops sent the wrong body. “The DNA report from Mohali-based forensic laboratory has confirmed that the … Continue reading
AAAS News Magazine features Forensic Articles with some Science “Evidence on trial”
The editors write: “This special issue of Science shows that forensic analysts are trying to do better. Many fields are taking a critical look at the value of evidence, testing the accuracy of their methods, and developing new ones that … Continue reading
Doubts of arson reliability occurring in Pennsylvania. IP using Todd Willingham wrongful conviction expert
The prosecution claims “overwhelming” evidence exists even if an arson inspector’s opinions of this defendant’s guilt is no longer supported. The upcoming new trial will prove or disprove that theory. One glaring similarity of this case with Todd Willingham’s conviction … Continue reading
US DOJ puts some teeth into review of other forensic practices beside just hair matching
Assistant DOJ director Sally Yates takes the high road in the direction of vetting closed criminal cases using other “police forensic sciences” involving “patterns.” Her statements indicates concerns about examiners “overstating” their conclusions in court. That bypasses whether the methods … Continue reading
Forensics : A digital compendium about how to stage a crime scene
Well, its not really a compendium, just some links about general crime scene opinions at the end. Not surprisingly, the resources are really anecdotal and little to none show empirical investigation. Hey, this is forensic “police science,” not CSI, right? … Continue reading
Is DNA Source Code argument similar to the IPhone secrecy argument?
Obviously not the same, but its aggravating and sad that Prosecutors are pro on the cracking of IPhone codes but are defending the DNA software guy in order to protect his “proprietary interests.” http://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemlee/dna-software-code
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The shocking and tawdry history of Forensics in Mississippi ignored by US 5th Circuit once again
The US Fifth Circuit turns its back on a huge forensics scandal in Mississippi I have spent nearly 20 years investigating cases from this state involving death penalty cases and life sentences related to the errant pathology and “science” experts … Continue reading
Forensics : Bypassing IPhone fingerprint system is cheap and easy to do
Just buy some special ink jet printer ink that conducts an electrical charge. Now to just match up all the fingerprints stolen from the IRS to the actual person’s iPhone. No gonna happen. Cops might like the idea. Fingerprints are … Continue reading
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